Epson GQ-3500, User Manual

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Beeper
When switch 1-8 is ON, the beeper tells you of errors and signals
sent by the computer. You can silence the printer’s beeper by turning
this switch OFF.
Page orientation
Most printing is done in the portrait (vertical) orientation. Set
switch 2-1 OFF for portrait, ON for landscape (horizontal) orientation.
Paper size
The GQ-3500 offers several possible paper size settings: letter
x legal x half letter (8-l x 5-l and
three metric sizes: A4, A5, and B5. Set the switches for the size you
will use most often and use SelecType (described in Chapter 3) to
change to another size if necessary.
To select the paper size, set switches 2-2, 2-3, and 2-4 as shown in
the tablebelow. - -
Table 2-2. Settings
for
paper size
Letter
Legal
Half Letter
A4
A 5
B5
Other
2 - 2
ON
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
2 - 3
OFF
ON
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
Use other for envelopes and other paper sizes not shown.
International character sets
Switches 2-5, 2-6, 2-7, 2-8 allow you to print characters used in
many languages. Table 2-3 shows the international characters
available, and Table 2-4 shows the DIP switch settings you use to select
these characters. You can also select international characters with a
software command, ESC R. See the Command Summary for details.
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